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On July 1st 2022, a "Guest Writer" who was posting under the guise of Visicom Media, the previous owner, made a blog post on the official ManyCam.com website: <ref name="ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions">[ https://web.archive.org/web/20230531011812/https://manycam.com/blog/update-for-manycam-lifetime-subscriptions/ "ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions"] manycam.com via The Interner Archive</ref> | On July 1st 2022, a "Guest Writer" who was posting under the guise of Visicom Media, the previous owner, made a blog post on the official ManyCam.com website: <ref name="ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230531011812/https://manycam.com/blog/update-for-manycam-lifetime-subscriptions/ "ManyCam Blog: Update for ManyCam Lifetime Subscriptions"] manycam.com via The Interner Archive</ref> | ||
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Another user created a post on their personal web blog, describing the situation: | Another user created a post on their personal web blog, describing the situation: | ||
<ref name="Amazing CTO (Blog): ManyCam dishonored my lifetime license">[ https://web.archive.org/web/20230413205720/https://www.amazingcto.com/beware-manycam-licensing-pricing/ "ManyCam dishonored my lifetime license"] amazingcto.com via The Internet Archive</ref> | <ref name="Amazing CTO (Blog): ManyCam dishonored my lifetime license">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230413205720/https://www.amazingcto.com/beware-manycam-licensing-pricing/ "ManyCam dishonored my lifetime license"] amazingcto.com via The Internet Archive</ref> | ||
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As is evident from the above posts, many customers were unhappy about being placed in the situation that [[Paltalk]] put them in, and felt that [[Paltalk]] was being dishonest because their actions constituted a classic [[Bait and Switch]] tactic. Other users agreed with this assessment, saying that they were "'disgusted'": <ref name="ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid"> | As is evident from the above posts, many customers were unhappy about being placed in the situation that [[Paltalk]] put them in, and felt that [[Paltalk]] was being dishonest because their actions constituted a classic [[Bait and Switch]] tactic. Other users agreed with this assessment, saying that they were "'disgusted'": <ref name="ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid">[https://web.archive.org/web/20231024221248/https://forum.manycam.com/t/lifetime-sub-no-longer-valid-manycam-8/6456 "ManyCam Forums: Lifetime Sub no longer valid"] forum.manycam.com via The Internet Archive</ref> | ||
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Indeed, most human beings would concur that a "lifetime" is a span of time much greater than one year. As such, these customers perceived [[Paltalk]] to be disingenuous by not honoring the "lifetime" license agreement. | Indeed, most human beings would concur that a "lifetime" is a span of time much greater than one year. As such, these customers perceived [[Paltalk]] to be disingenuous by not honoring the "lifetime" license agreement. | ||
Later, on around June 18th 2022, [[Paltalk]] modified the ManyCam Knowledge Base webpage to change the stated terms regarding the ManyCam Lifetime subscription plans: (emphasis added on changes) <ref name="ManyCam Knowledge Base (Modified by Paltalk): Will I get all future versions and updates of ManyCam for free?"> | Later, on around June 18th 2022, [[Paltalk]] modified the ManyCam Knowledge Base webpage to change the stated terms regarding the ManyCam Lifetime subscription plans: (emphasis added on changes) <ref name="ManyCam Knowledge Base (Modified by Paltalk): Will I get all future versions and updates of ManyCam for free?">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220618021632/https://help.manycam.com/knowledge-base/manycam-devices-video-sources/ " Will I get all future versions and updates of ManyCam for free?"] manycam.com via The Internet Archive ''After being aquired by Patatalk'' </ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||